Author Jim Lammers headlines Washington County Historical Society meeting

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Jim Lammers, the author of “Barns of the St. Croix Valley: An Architect’s Sketchbook,” will be the featured speaker at the Washington County Historical Society’s fall membership dinner meeting on Sept. 26.

Lammers will discuss his book, which features 200 sketches, diagrams and maps of the many and varied barns located in the St Croix River Valley.

Jim Lammers (Courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society)

Lammers, a retired architect, taught at the University of Minnesota for 18 years and was a guest lecturer at Iowa State University. He currently teaches travel sketching at the Marine Mills Folk Art School in Marine on St Croix.

The meeting will take place at the Stillwater Event Center, 1910 S. Greeley St., Stillwater, beginning with a 5:30 p.m. social hour. A sit-down dinner, catered by Scheel’s Catering, will begin at 6:30 p.m.; a short meeting will be at 7:30 p.m.

Cost is $25 for society members and $30 for nonmembers. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Reservations are required; call 651-439-2298 or go to wchsmn.org online.

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